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The acropolis survived almost entirely intact until the Greek war of independence from the Ottomon Empire in the 1820s. During the war, it was used to store gunpowder for the rebels, and an accidental spark caused an explosion, reducing the temple to the ruin we know today.

The acropolis survived almost entirely intact until the Greek war of independence from the Ottomon Empire in the 1820s. During the war, it was used to store gunpowder for the rebels, and an accidental spark caused an explosion, reducing the temple to the ruin we know today.

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    *Morean War **gunpowder for the Turks
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    This isn’t true. The first major damage was caused by an explosion of gun powder, but it was the Ottoman Turks’...
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